February is Heart Month and We Don’t Mean Chocolate Hearts! #ad

Disclosure: As a 2017 Bayer brand ambassador I was compensated for this post. All opinions are my own.

February is Heart Month. It’s Time to Recognize That Real, Hard Working Organ!

It’s hard not to have hearts on your mind in February. Every store is full of them. Chocolate hearts, heart shaped cakes, as well as heart-shaped frames. This annual celebration of romantic love isn’t the only reason to give that blood pumping organ in your chest a second thought this month. February is also Heart Month in Canada. You’ll take time this month to appreciate your loved ones on Valentine’s Day. Why not also take time to appreciate and better understand your most hard-working organ?

After being reunited with his mother after 58 years apart, my dad passed away in his sleep after suffering a massive heart attack, just less than two years into his retirement.

You may not like to think about it, but it’s also important to be able to recognize a heart attack, which is what happens when a part of the heart muscle isn’t getting enough blood flow. Symptoms vary by individual; common ones include:

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In the case of a heart attack, make sure you seek immediate treatment. The longer you wait, the more damage to the heart muscle can occur. If you think you are having a heart attack, call 911 then crush or chew two ASPIRIN®81 mg tablets, it could save your life. ASPIRIN 81mg is approved in Canada for emergency use during a heart attack. If you have questions about your heart, talk to a doctor or trusted health care professional.

Disclosure: As a 2017 Bayer brand ambassador I was compensated for this post. All opinions are my own.

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Michelle is a married Mom to three. Two girls and a boy with severe autism.

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The heart is an amazing organ and works tremendously to keep us alive. I was recently told that I’d had a heart attack – I never knew and it’s impossible to say when it occurred. The only thing I could think of was that I’d had bad indigestion one evening – before I’d had anything to eat – and sure enough in women this can be one of the signs for a heart attack.

When I was in university, my Grandma had a minor heart attack while I was shopping with her. Not long before, I had read an article similar to this one that mentioned heart attack symptoms. She said she “wasn’t feeling well” and I followed her to the bathroom and I noticed that many of her symptoms were from the list. It all happened very quickly and then she said she was fine. And my mom brushed it off as nothing, because the symptoms were not very severe, and short-lived, but when my Grandma mentioned her jaw was sore, which was a symptom my mom could not explain otherwise, she finally agreed to take her to the hospital where they confirmed she did have a heart attack. Turned out she had a blockage that needed fixing, and had she not gone in she may have suffered a bigger heart attack the next time. Articles like this only take a minute or so to read, but can be so helpful in saving lives!